Bye Bye Birdie - Young Performers Edition

As the overture begins, we see Conrad Birdie, an Elvis-esque crooner, through a window. From outside of the window, we hear the anthem of Conrad’s fanclub: “We love you, Conrad. Oh yes we do! We love you, Conrad, and we’ll be true.”

At the office of Almaelou Music Corporation in New York, Albert Peterson is excitedly talking on the phone. His star client, Conrad Birdie has been drafted into the Army and has been informed that he is expected to be at the Induction Center in two weeks. As he gets off the phone, Rosie, his secretary and girlfriend, has arrived to tell him that she is quitting. Albert, distraught, begs Rosie not to leave now that Conrad is leaving. In response, Rosie tells Albert that her quitting and Conrad leaving for the Army is the best thing for him. It is finally time for him to do what he always wanted to do (“An English Teacher”).

Albert makes a deal with Rosie. If she stays with him to get the money to pay Conrad’s guarantee and get out of debt, he will dissolve